I guess this thread comes from what I posted in the Morbid Angel at the Key Club thread a few days back. It’s a long post but what the hell, so here goes:

We started loading gear into the venue around lunch time and then came back at 6 to do a sound check. As we returned that evening, there they were onstage!! It was surreal for me watching M.A. sound check. I mean, here was a band that made so much awesome music that has been part of my life’s soundtrack and the literal first time I’m seeing them is when they’re in “mortal form” – pausing during songs, playing random riffs and improvised shred on the guitars, complaining to their sound tech that it’s not going well etc. David Vincent and Pete Sandoval in particular were complaining quite a bit (David being quite the grumpy sod), Trey Azagthoth however seemed to be able to take the less than ideal sound in stride. According to some of the staff at the venue, they had already been sound checking on and off for “6 hours.” Yeah an exaggeration I'd say, but obviously it was long enough already for the staff to be fed up with it all.

This then meant that the 2 opening bands only had time enough to set up gear and other things and get a level check done. So much so that by the time we finished setting up our gear there was only about 5 mins. to go before the doors opened.

First band up was Vassafor (who I’m currently involved in) followed by Dawn of Azazel. Each opening band played a 30 min set.

Then it was time for Morbid Angel. Fuck they were great!!!! Trey Azagthoth is a demon on guitar and Pete Sandoval...... holy fuck!!! The only down side was David Vincent being a prima donna who was making it clear that he wasn’t happy with the way things were (throwing down his mike stand at one point). He also told the crowd something to the effect of make more noise for us we’re not the previous band. The classic line from him that night was when members of the crowd were yelling out song titles and he says: “with all due respect, do you think that we flew 14 or 15 hours and not know what songs we’re gonna play?” Hahahaha!!!

Best part of it was watching from the side of the stage and getting to shake hands and talk briefly to Trey Azagthoth before and after their set. I’ve never been a fan boy type but I had to tell Trey that I’d been into M.A. since my mid teens, I was now 33, this was my first time seeing them and it’s been well worth the wait (I’m originally from the Philippines, bands never go there). Ah yes, I also wore my Necrovore shirt backstage just to see if it would piss them off but nah, that didn’t happen. Hehehehe……

Well I can’t really claim this one as a personal victory as I just started playing for Vassafor this year and didn’t write any of the material but fuck me dead what a weekend!!! I never in my wildest dreams thought that the first time I would ever see Morbid Angel would also see me opening for them._________________www.exordiummors.com

Damn, David Vincent sound like a really snob asshole. I remember coming a few hours too early for a KREATOR's gig in IsraHell, so I attended at the sound check and chatted a lot with Ventor (very down to Earth dude), but when Mr. Petrozza himself arrived and I asked him to sign on my records and CD's of all their 5 first albums (only them, fuck the rest!) he looked at me as if I asked him to give me a blowjob._________________Infernal Rock N' Roll: WWW.INFERNALROCKNROLL.BANDCAMP.COM

Damn, David Vincent sound like a really snob asshole. I remember coming a few hours too early for a KREATOR's gig in IsraHell, so I attended at the sound check and chatted a lot with Ventor (very down to Earth dude), but when Mr. Petrozza himself arrived and I asked him to sign on my records and CD's of all their 5 first albums (only them, fuck the rest!) he looked at me as if I asked him to give me a blowjob.

Definitely true. Despite all commercial success and drum triggers this entire band is extremely friendly and down to earth. It actually makes it hard for me to hate them, hehe...

True. I've seen Nergal here too when he came to play with Salem (just on the autographs session, not the gig, hehe) and he's absolutely down to Earth._________________Infernal Rock N' Roll: WWW.INFERNALROCKNROLL.BANDCAMP.COM

Damn, David Vincent sound like a really snob asshole. I remember coming a few hours too early for a KREATOR's gig in IsraHell, so I attended at the sound check and chatted a lot with Ventor (very down to Earth dude), but when Mr. Petrozza himself arrived and I asked him to sign on my records and CD's of all their 5 first albums (only them, fuck the rest!) he looked at me as if I asked him to give me a blowjob.

He really was. Several of us were saying "great set" to them after they came off the stage and he wouldn't even look at us.

Fuckin' hell, Petrozza too huh.... christ, who do some of these people think they are!!! I mean, I've talked to people who have met Steve Harris from Iron Maiden and they say that he's absolutely approachable inspite of how much he's achieved._________________www.exordiummors.com